Kansas Demographics
Kansas is the 36th most populous of 52 states in the United States, with 2,937,879 residents across 81,759 square miles. That is about 36 people per square mile. 72% of residents live in urban areas.
At the 2020 census
| Population | 2,937,879 |
|---|---|
| Land area | 81,759 sq mi |
| Density | 36 / sq mi |
| Urban share | 72% |
Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024
How Kansas compares to the US
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Counties in Kansas
| Name | Population | Sq mi | Per sq mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County | 609,863 | 473.6 | 1,288 |
| Sedgwick County | 523,824 | 996.9 | 525 |
| Shawnee County | 178,909 | 544.0 | 329 |
| Wyandotte County | 169,245 | 151.6 | 1,116 |
| Douglas County | 118,785 | 455.8 | 261 |
| Leavenworth County | 81,881 | 463.4 | 177 |
| Riley County | 71,959 | 609.7 | 118 |
| Butler County | 67,380 | 1,429.7 | 47 |
| Reno County | 61,898 | 1,255.3 | 49 |
| Saline County | 54,303 | 720.2 | 75 |
| Crawford County | 38,972 | 589.8 | 66 |
| Finney County | 38,470 | 1,302.0 | 30 |
| Geary County | 36,739 | 384.7 | 96 |
| Cowley County | 34,549 | 1,125.7 | 31 |
| Ford County | 34,287 | 1,098.3 | 31 |
| Miami County | 34,191 | 575.9 | 59 |
| Harvey County | 34,024 | 539.8 | 63 |
| Lyon County | 32,179 | 847.5 | 38 |
| Montgomery County | 31,486 | 643.6 | 49 |
| McPherson County | 30,223 | 898.3 | 34 |
| Ellis County | 28,934 | 899.9 | 32 |
| Franklin County | 25,996 | 571.8 | 45 |
| Barton County | 25,493 | 895.3 | 28 |
| Pottawatomie County | 25,348 | 840.7 | 30 |
| Sumner County | 22,382 | 1,181.7 | 19 |
| Seward County | 21,964 | 639.7 | 34 |
| Labette County | 20,184 | 645.4 | 31 |
| Cherokee County | 19,362 | 587.6 | 33 |
| Dickinson County | 18,402 | 847.1 | 22 |
| Jefferson County | 18,368 | 532.6 | 34 |
| Atchison County | 16,348 | 431.2 | 38 |
| Neosho County | 15,904 | 571.5 | 28 |
| Osage County | 15,766 | 705.5 | 22 |
| Bourbon County | 14,360 | 635.5 | 23 |
| Jackson County | 13,232 | 656.2 | 20 |
| Allen County | 12,526 | 500.3 | 25 |
| Marion County | 11,823 | 944.3 | 13 |
| Nemaha County | 10,273 | 717.4 | 14 |
| Marshall County | 10,038 | 900.2 | 11 |
| Linn County | 9,591 | 594.1 | 16 |
| Brown County | 9,508 | 570.9 | 17 |
| Rice County | 9,427 | 726.2 | 13 |
| Pratt County | 9,157 | 735.0 | 12 |
| Cloud County | 9,032 | 715.3 | 13 |
| Wilson County | 8,624 | 570.4 | 15 |
| Coffey County | 8,360 | 626.9 | 13 |
| Clay County | 8,117 | 645.3 | 13 |
| Thomas County | 7,930 | 1,074.7 | 7 |
| Anderson County | 7,836 | 579.6 | 14 |
| Doniphan County | 7,510 | 393.5 | 19 |
| Kingman County | 7,470 | 863.4 | 9 |
| Grant County | 7,352 | 574.8 | 13 |
| Wabaunsee County | 6,877 | 794.3 | 9 |
| Russell County | 6,691 | 886.3 | 8 |
| Ellsworth County | 6,376 | 715.6 | 9 |
| Pawnee County | 6,253 | 754.3 | 8 |
| Greenwood County | 6,016 | 1,143.3 | 5 |
| Sherman County | 5,927 | 1,056.1 | 6 |
| Mitchell County | 5,796 | 701.8 | 8 |
| Ottawa County | 5,735 | 720.7 | 8 |
| Gray County | 5,653 | 868.9 | 7 |
| Washington County | 5,530 | 894.8 | 6 |
| Harper County | 5,485 | 801.3 | 7 |
| Norton County | 5,459 | 878.0 | 6 |
| Morris County | 5,386 | 695.3 | 8 |
| Stevens County | 5,250 | 727.3 | 7 |
| Scott County | 5,151 | 717.6 | 7 |
| Phillips County | 4,981 | 885.9 | 6 |
| Rooks County | 4,919 | 890.5 | 6 |
| Republic County | 4,674 | 717.4 | 7 |
| Barber County | 4,228 | 1,134.1 | 4 |
| Stafford County | 4,072 | 792.0 | 5 |
| Meade County | 4,055 | 978.1 | 4 |
| Kearny County | 3,983 | 870.5 | 5 |
| Haskell County | 3,780 | 577.5 | 7 |
| Smith County | 3,570 | 895.5 | 4 |
| Osborne County | 3,500 | 892.5 | 4 |
| Chautauqua County | 3,379 | 638.9 | 5 |
| Woodson County | 3,115 | 497.8 | 6 |
| Rush County | 2,956 | 717.8 | 4 |
| Lincoln County | 2,939 | 719.4 | 4 |
| Jewell County | 2,932 | 910.0 | 3 |
| Edwards County | 2,907 | 621.9 | 5 |
| Trego County | 2,808 | 889.5 | 3 |
| Decatur County | 2,764 | 893.5 | 3 |
| Logan County | 2,762 | 1,073.0 | 3 |
| Gove County | 2,718 | 1,071.7 | 3 |
| Morton County | 2,701 | 729.7 | 4 |
| Ness County | 2,687 | 1,074.7 | 3 |
| Cheyenne County | 2,616 | 1,019.9 | 3 |
| Chase County | 2,572 | 773.1 | 3 |
| Rawlins County | 2,561 | 1,069.4 | 2 |
| Hamilton County | 2,518 | 996.5 | 3 |
| Elk County | 2,483 | 644.3 | 4 |
| Kiowa County | 2,460 | 722.6 | 3 |
| Sheridan County | 2,447 | 896.0 | 3 |
| Graham County | 2,415 | 898.5 | 3 |
| Wichita County | 2,152 | 718.6 | 3 |
| Stanton County | 2,084 | 680.4 | 3 |
| Clark County | 1,991 | 974.6 | 2 |
| Hodgeman County | 1,723 | 860.0 | 2 |
| Comanche County | 1,689 | 788.3 | 2 |
| Lane County | 1,574 | 717.4 | 2 |
| Wallace County | 1,512 | 913.7 | 2 |
| Greeley County | 1,284 | 778.4 | 2 |
Largest cities in Kansas
| Name | Population | Sq mi | Per sq mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita, KS | 397,479 | 162.9 | 2,440 |
| Overland Park, KS | 197,244 | 75.2 | 2,622 |
| Kansas City, KS | 156,607 | 124.7 | 1,255 |
| Olathe, KS | 141,292 | 62.5 | 2,262 |
| Topeka, KS | 126,637 | 61.6 | 2,055 |
| Lawrence, KS | 94,879 | 34.2 | 2,778 |
| Shawnee, KS | 67,311 | 42.0 | 1,604 |
| Lenexa, KS | 57,434 | 34.1 | 1,686 |
| Manhattan, KS | 54,082 | 20.0 | 2,706 |
| Salina, KS | 46,888 | 26.1 | 1,798 |
| Hutchinson, KS | 40,006 | 24.6 | 1,628 |
| Leavenworth, KS | 37,351 | 24.4 | 1,534 |
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